New Ways to Reconnect with Your Teen & Why They Need You More Than Ever

There’s an intense debate swirling around us as to the state of teenage-dom in the today’s world. Is bullying an old thing that’s getting new attention? Or is it quantitatively or qualitatively worse? Are kids less resilient than ever before, or are the pressures just that much greater? Are they meaner to one another? Or is cruelty just more visible than it was before?

There could be some truth to all of this, or none of it, or some of it. Regardless, it seems pretty clear that the...

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Curiosity May Be Key to Childhood Success in Math and Reading

New research links curiosity in young children with later academic success.

The new study from researchers at the University of Michigan found that curious children are better able to grasp basic math and reading.

Researchers also found that for children from poorer communities, curiosity is even more important for higher academic achievement than for children from more well-off backgrounds, and may serve as a potential target of intervention to close the achievement gap associated with...

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Men with Strong Grip More Likely to Be Married

Men with a stronger hand grip are more likely to be married than men with a weaker grip, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia Aging Center. Grip strength was not a factor in the marital status of women.

Previous studies have found grip strength to be an established measure of health and have shown that it is linked to one’s ability to cope independently. Grip strength can also predict the risk of...

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Poorer Cognition May Stem More from Heading Soccer Ball, Not Collisions

A new study finds that poorer cognitive function sometimes found among soccer players may stem primarily from frequent ball heading rather than unintentional head impacts due to collisions.

Although previous studies have linked soccer ball heading to transient cognitive problems, the new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York is the first to compare the cognitive effects of heading to unintentional head impacts such as collisions.

The findings, published...

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Music Sparks Regions of Brain Spared by Alzheimer’s

New research is looking into developing music-based treatments to help alleviate anxiety in dementia patients.

“People with dementia are confronted by a world that is unfamiliar to them, which causes disorientation and anxiety,” said Jeff Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., an associate professor in Radiology at University of Utah Health and contributing author on the study. “We believe music will tap into the salience network of the brain that is still relatively functioning.”

Researchers note...

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Psychology Around the Net: April 28, 2018

Even if you’re not a cat person, it might benefit your mental health to adopt a feline mentality!

Along with the benefits of thinking like a cat, this week’s Psychology Around the Net takes a look at new studies regarding dark chocolate and mental health, the link between allergic conditions and mental illness, a mindfulness exercises for attitude reflection, and more.

How to Think Like a Cat, With Humorist Stéphane Garnier: The latest from The Upgrade (Lifehacker’s podcast)...

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Tips for Talking to a Loved One Who Has Depression

These tips will help the conversation go smoothly.

With depression affecting approximately 9.5% of American adults in a given year, knowing how to help someone with depression is an important skill to have. But before you can help, you first need to the right way to talk with a friend or loved one whom you feel may be depressed.

Because the very nature of depression causes people to shut down and withdraw emotionally, it may be especially important that you reach out to them to talk about...

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